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Reports on the revival of the banking industry in Iraq despite the war and political uncertainty. Performance of government-owned banks; Strategies implemented by private banks; Economic expansion in the country.

Reports on the financial performance of the Tehran Stock Exchange in the global equities market. Acquisition of the top spot over the last few years; Increase in capital gains in the fiscal year ending March 21, Revelation of the high risks of the market; Manipulation of closing prices and preferential allocation of shares; Concern over the supply of false forecasts by companies to facilitate the purchase of shares to friends at favorable price levels; Absence of research and analysis of the exchanges' problems.

Reports Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras' signing of deal to drill the Iranian part of the Caspian Sea.

Reports that Air France has resumed flights to Tehran in June 2004 after a seven-year hiatus. Total of French exports to Iran; Alcatel's signing of a multimillion dollar contracts for offshore oil and gas platforms.

The article reports on the economic crisis in Tunisia as of May 4, 2018 which is undermining democracy, with topics including the public's dissatisfaction with the government and high unemployment rate.

Reports on the growth of the business and leisure travel industry in the Middle East and in South Asia. Regional competition in the business and leisure travel industry; Investments in the airline industry; Percentage of growth in passenger traffic in the Middle East region.

Delves into the issue of establishing a mobile cellular phone network in Iran. Realization that a company must pay the Iranian government when they plan to establish a network for cellular phones in the country; Possibility of growth in the sector despite the instability of Iran, according to industry analysts; Necessity of addressing the expensive nature and unreliability of the country's current cellular phone service.

Reports on the development of the trade relations of China with the countries in the Persian Gulf Region. Major factor driving the trade relations; Expected amount of trade volume to be generated in 2004; Overview of the agreement signed by China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. with Saudi Aramco.

Focuses on the reconstruction of Iraq's banking industry following the U.S. led war in 2003. Report that several private banks have stimulated growth in the industry; Impact of national security concerns on the growth of the banking industry; Potential for banks to assist in raising and managing funds for postwar reconstruction; Influence of large-scale, government-owned banks; Lack of technology in Iraqi banks; View that the removal of Saddam Hussein by U.S. armed forces has encouraged growth in the industry.

Discusses Iraq's national airline, which made a humble reappearance after 14 years of sanctions. Single, 116-seat Boeing 737-200 that Iraqi Airways is using to fly to nearby Middle East capitals; Fact that Iraq is still a dangerous country where insurgents regularly fire rockets at planes; DHL Worldwide Express cargo plane whose wing was hit last year in a rocket attack; Much that Iraq has to do to catch up.

Looks at the rewards and risks of trading on the Tehran Stock Exchange. How the exchange has topped world markets in the past few years, rewarding investors with 125 percent gains in the fiscal year ended March 21 and another 15 percent since then; Practices that are not exactly legal such as false forecasts from companies set up to allow friends to buy or sell favorably; Stockbrokers and some of their trade practices; Efforts of Iran to fix the problems in order to attract foreign investors; Comments from analysts on the chances for rapid change; History of the exchange.

Reports that French companies have been increasing their presence in Iran over the last few years. Lack of deterrence based on the country's pariah status in the United States and the shortcomings of the country's commercial climate; Growth in the automobile and airline industries; Doubling of French exports to Iran in the last five years; Increase in the number of French-connected companies registered with the embassy; Examples of French exports and businesses in Iran.

Reports business-related developments of various telecommunication companies as of April 2004 in the Middle East.

Reports on the surge of business and person air travel in the Middle East and South Asia. How this has created expansions of Persian Gulf airlines and airports; Experts who believe that the Middle East is not the world's hottest air transport market fueled by growth in the India and across the Mideast; Statistics on passenger traffic in the region; Leader, Emirates Airline which has ordered 109 airplanes and will introduce six new destinations including the first ever non stop flight to New York from the region; Changes at Qatar Airways; Gulf Air's order for new planes: New companies such as Air Arabia and Etihad Airlines.

Reports that a consortium led by mobile phone operator Turkcell, has beaten competitors to win a contract to build Iran's second mobile phone network.

Reports on the decision of Iran to hand over the mobile phone business to one of the five foreign led consortiums vying for the business. Deal which included the payment of $380 million to the government immediately as well as 25% of its revenues; Other issues where are Islamic codes that restrict marketing content and the U.S. embargo; Current number of subscribers to the Telecommunications Company of Iran; Beginning of adopting privatization and foreign investments for Iran; Five finalists for the contract; Government restriction on how much the winning company can charge its customers; Other details of the contract.

Presents news briefs related to world business. Expectation that the telecommunications market in Japan will surge; Discussion of inflation in Chile; Drop in the jobless number in Germany for the first time this year; Others.

Presents news briefs related to world business. Rise in sales at Burberry's in Great Britain; Fall in the number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan; Competition in the telecommunications industry to build a second cellphone network for Saudi Arabia; Resignation of Telstra Corporation chairman Robert C. Mansfield in Australia; Others.

Presents world news briefs relating to business and finance. Fall in profit for Europe's largest tire maker, Michelin; Plan for a merger between British cash-handler Securicor and Danish security company Group 4 Falck; Failure of U.S. investment fund, Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund, to gain control of Japanese fabric dyer Sotoh; Others.